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VIDEO: Domino Shares Four Tet & Steve Reid Documentary
“2010 has generally been a fantastic year, but looking back it’s the sad loss of my great friend and musical collaborator Steve Reid back in April that is one of the main things that comes into my mind. As a tribute and also so that he can be remembered I wanted to get some more […]
2010 IN REVIEW: Underworld’s Favorite Albums and Singles
Photo by Andrew Parks When it comes to underappreciated LPs, Barking ranks as one of 2010’s finest return-to-form full lengths. Like Underworld’s best work (the mid-’90s run of Dubnobasswithmyheadman and Second Toughest In the Infants), new songs like “Scribble” and “Between Stars” highlight two very different sides of the human condition–blinding bursts of happiness and […]
2010 IN REVIEW: Tamaryn, ‘The Waves’
Quite a few records logged repeat listens on our office stereo this year. Here’s one of them:
2010 IN REVIEW: Washed Out’s Favorite Songs
Photo by Shawn Brackbill Sample and scan Washed Out‘s picks below, alongside his exclusive interview with Small Black‘s Josh Kolenik. If you’re on an iPad, you can check out our latest issue here.
2010 IN REVIEW: Wild Nothing, ‘Gemini’
Quite a few records logged repeat listens on our office stereo this year. Here’s one of them:
NOW PLAYING: Au Pairs, ‘Sense and Sensuality’
The Details: Au Pairs, Sense and Sensuality (Sanctuary, 1982) A Short Review: Ramshackle rhythms, drunken horns, steely synths, and prickly lyrics converge on a post-punk pillar that ought to be name-dropped a bit more. Songs like “America” reek of Reagan (sample lyrics: “Let’s have some more mass extermination/Genocide down at the Sumpul River/Children of eight […]
2010 IN REVIEW: Yellow Swans, ‘Going Places’
Quite a few records logged repeat listens on our office stereo this year. Here’s one of them:
TEST PRESSING: Stream Three New Bright Eyes Songs
Thanks to Consequence of Sound for alerting us to the following People’s Key songs, one of which is still available to download for free here…